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The tender, already some distance off, was hailed, and in a few minutes The thickness of the fog was so intense that the officers on the bridge Thanks to this natural condition, the streams of the Thames and the Mersey But my imagination carried me no farther; all these things I did indeed The Utah missionary was going to hold a meeting on Mormonism; a good opportunity The laying of the cable having been successfully accomplished At half-past ten the Captain rose, and the service began; he read a chapter I went on board and found it already crowded with workmen and mechanics The giant could have hoisted these ships on its davits like shore-boats These wagers, amounting to several hundred dollars, he lost every one; They cause accidents which it is impossible to avoid, and a collision at At the same time we had reason to hope that these two poor creatures would However, the steamer had not yet sunk to the load water-line The Great Eastern turned in time to avoid her, thanks to the promptitude It was the reverend gentleman of whom I have before spoken a little Beside the Great Eastern, these three-mast ships looked like barges; their So that, although the pressure of the boilers had risen, the ships speed Would not the good Yorrick have done the same? I looked at Dean Pitferge; I left my cabin, and helping myself with hands and feet through the billows It is here that all ships bound for Liverpool, whether steamers or sailing-ships I returned by the boulevards on the starboard side, avoiding contact with After having passed the great hatchway of the engine-rooms But in this respect the steward knew no more than I did, and he left me It was a Canadian, the Honourable MacAlpine, who undertook the management When the first attempt to lay the Atlantic cable had failed She appeared with her bows towards us, having swung round with the tide; Seen from the side, these wheels looked narrow and contracted The fact is, these divisions are reckoned from noon to noon The next day I went down towards the basins which form a double line of After having cast a rapid glance over these fitting works All these good people seemed to have hats and boots of a dazzling brightness This costly operation accomplished, a long crack in her exterior plates The Captain and the first officer set the example, and with new gloves She is capable of receiving 10,000 passengers, so that out of the 373 principal The muddy waters of the Mersey were lashed into foam by the slowly revolving The tender had disembarked her crew; I stepped on to the fluted iron steps Portmanteaus and bags came in and out of my cabin; an unusual hubbub reigned And now for the first time the Great Eastern was to be steered by steam For the benefit of those partial to comparisons, I will add that it is The laundries and the crews berths are shut off at the fore-part This Biblical dialogue lasted for about half-an-hour, and the simple The arrangements with regard to the interior are admirable From the deck rise six masts and five chimneys The Captains eyes glowed with a dark fire at the thought of this wretch